Joanne Searle has worked as an artist and educator in the Canberra region since graduating from the Canberra School of Art in 1999 with a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Ceramics) with First Class Honours.
Joanne operates within a diverse practise that encompasses exhibitions, product design and production and education.
Her exhibition work has been shown widely, both within Australia and internationally. It explores the intersection of printmaking and ceramics, and the evocative qualities of mark-making on clay. Joanne’s research themes include how sound data can represent narratives of place.
A lecturer at the ANU, School of Art and Design for 20 years, Joanne has mentored hundreds (if not thousands) of students, many of whom have gone on to establish their own successful practices.
Before leaving the tertiary sector, Joanne co-founded Clay Studio Canberra, a community-based teaching studio.
Joanne is passionate about skill-sharing and the role of bringing creative practice to a broader audience.
